Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoRAM prices soar, but popular Windows 11 apps are using more RAM due to Electron, Web componentswww.windowslatest.comexternal-linkmessage-square115fedilinkarrow-up1618arrow-down113file-text
arrow-up1605arrow-down1external-linkRAM prices soar, but popular Windows 11 apps are using more RAM due to Electron, Web componentswww.windowslatest.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square115fedilinkfile-text
Windows Latest discovered Discord and other Chromium and Electron-based applications with high RAM usage RAM usage spikes from 1GB to 4GB on Discord both in and out of voice chat
minus-squareTheBlackLounge@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·edit-221 hours agoMemory hogging browsers usually do release memory when pressured. You can take it further by getting extensions that unload unused tabs. The problem is electron apps that load the whole browser core over and over.
Memory hogging browsers usually do release memory when pressured. You can take it further by getting extensions that unload unused tabs.
The problem is electron apps that load the whole browser core over and over.